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Category: Features

Hope in Hopeless Times

9 December 2024
Alee Dickey
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Photo by Thomas Bormans via Uplash. In the past month, I’ve found myself completely consumed by the concept of hope, a shift brought on by…

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The 2024 Presidential Elections Through the Eyes of Jewell Students

27 November 2024
Eliott Labeth
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Halloween Edition: Beware the Ancient Evils of William Jewell College

9 October 2024
H. William Speck
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Upon my very knees, I implore you, heed my message! The curse of knowledge, dear reader, has taken root in my soul, and I can…

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Missouri: What’s on Your Ballot?

9 October 2024
Ethan Naber
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On Nov. 8, Missourians will take to the ballot boxes to cast their votes in the general election. A number of state and federal officials…

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The Hilltop Monitor Volume 38, Issue 21

3 May 2024
The Hilltop Monitor
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“Head Over Heels”: Here and Queer

3 May 2024
Ethan Naber
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On the weekend of April 8 , Jewell Theatre Company put on its spring show: the musical “Head Over Heels,” a jukebox musical featuring the…

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Athletics Feature: The Cardinal Sound’s four-year journey and the debut of The Crown Jewell

3 May 2024
Koda Rose
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For more than 50 years, William Jewell College has been performing at athletic events, games, and matches in the form of a drumline and winds…

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Celebrating 130 years of student journalism at William Jewell College: A history of The Hilltop Monitor from 1894 to 2024

3 May 2024
Samantha Bard
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This year, William Jewell College celebrates its 175th anniversary as an institution of higher learning, but that is not the only milestone achievement that ought…

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2024-25 Editorial Staff applications open now

20 April 2024
The Hilltop Monitor
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Do you want to be a part of The Hilltop Monitor next year? Staff applications are now open for the 2024-25 academic year. Scan the…

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